Preparation to Teach

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I am embracing the teaching grace that is upon my life, seeking to overcome the complacency and fear that have held me back for some time. Although my outward self may be fading, my inner self is renewed day by day, as it is written: “Though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day” (2 Corinthians 4:16).

In this renewal, I choose to act on what I know to be true. I see the deposit within me as a river meant to flow freely. If it does not, it risks becoming stagnant—a dry or intermittent riverbed. This image reminds me that I must not settle for stagnancy or ineffectiveness. Instead, I accept the challenge to grow, to improve, and even to pursue greatness.

“Where sin abounded, grace did much more abound” (Romans 5:20, KJV). This scripture assures me that grace has already been made available in abundance. I am encouraged by the depth of these truths, even as I continue to seek a fuller understanding of them in my daily experience.

Furthermore, “whatever is not of faith is sin” (Romans 14:23). While this passage speaks to personal conviction, I recognize that holding beliefs contrary to God’s will places me in opposition to Him. For this, I repent and press toward the goal—the prize found in Christ Jesus. Truly, His grace is sufficient for me.

Apostolic Prayer

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Ephesians 3:14

I would like to invite those of the Ecclesia to join me in agreement with the Apostle Paul’s prayer for the Church (Eph 3:14). I believe that the prayer he prayed those many years ago was answered in the affirmative when he first petitioned. It is now up to us to apprehend what we’ve been given.

Not unlike the children of Israel, who were given the promised land; we, as they did, must conquer the inhabitants of the land to possess it. In other words, we know on the front end what we’ve been given, though we fight to subdue our inheritance.

We, as believers, stand in this tension amid the paradox of the “now and not yet”. We know for a surety what we’ve been given yet the fullness of the revelation and experience is yet to come.

On the premise of what has already been prayed by the Apostle Paul, we thank God for granting us strength fueled by the power of His Spirit in the inner man. We praise our Lord Jesus the Christ for dwelling in our heart through faith. We thank you God that we have our foundation in love and can grasp the concepts of its multi-dimensions together with all the saints.

Thank you, Father for enabling us to know the love of Christ that surpasses human intellect and mental comprehension so that we may be filled with all the fullness of God. And we give glory to you, our dear heavenly Father, who is able to do all this and much more than we can ask or think, according to the (His) power that works in us. May glory and honor be ascribed to him by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever.

As the representatives of Jesus the Christ, let it be so.

A little something to chew on. Is it digestible? Can we cut this into bite size portions so that we can extract all of the nutrients?